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Micmacs à tire-larigot

  • 20092009
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  • 1h 45m
IMDb RATING
7.1/10
30K
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Micmacs à tire-larigot (2009)
Released from the hospital with a bullet lodged in his brain, Bazil (Boon) is taken in by a crew of junkyard dealers who help him plot his revenge against weapons manufacturers.
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A man and his friends come up with an intricate and original plan to destroy two big weapons manufacturers.A man and his friends come up with an intricate and original plan to destroy two big weapons manufacturers.A man and his friends come up with an intricate and original plan to destroy two big weapons manufacturers.

IMDb RATING
7.1/10
30K
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Jean-Pierre Jeunet
  • Writers
    • Jean-Pierre Jeunet(scenario)
    • Guillaume Laurant(scenario)
  • Stars
    • Dany Boon
    • André Dussollier
    • Nicolas Marié
Top credits
  • Director
    • Jean-Pierre Jeunet
  • Writers
    • Jean-Pierre Jeunet(scenario)
    • Guillaume Laurant(scenario)
  • Stars
    • Dany Boon
    • André Dussollier
    • Nicolas Marié
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    • 77User reviews
    • 144Critic reviews
    • 62Metascore
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    • Awards
      • 5 wins & 8 nominations

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    Featurette 8:39
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    André Dussollier in Micmacs à tire-larigot (2009)
    Dany Boon and Omar Sy in Micmacs à tire-larigot (2009)
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    Dominique Pinon in Micmacs à tire-larigot (2009)
    Julie Ferrier in Micmacs à tire-larigot (2009)
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    Micmacs à tire-larigot (2009)

    Top cast

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    Dany Boon
    Dany Boon
    • Bazilas Bazil
    André Dussollier
    André Dussollier
    • Nicolas Thibault de Fenouilletas Nicolas Thibault de Fenouillet
    Nicolas Marié
    Nicolas Marié
    • François Marconias François Marconi
    Yolande Moreau
    Yolande Moreau
    • Tambouilleas Tambouille
    Dominique Pinon
    Dominique Pinon
    • Fracasseas Fracasse
    Marie-Julie Baup
    Marie-Julie Baup
    • Calculetteas Calculette
    Michel Crémadès
    Michel Crémadès
    • Petit Pierreas Petit Pierre
    Julie Ferrier
    Julie Ferrier
    • La Môme Caoutchoucas La Môme Caoutchouc
    Omar Sy
    Omar Sy
    • Remingtonas Remington
    Jean-Pierre Marielle
    Jean-Pierre Marielle
    • Placardas Placard
    Urbain Cancelier
    Urbain Cancelier
    • Le gardien de nuit de Marconias Le gardien de nuit de Marconi
    Patrick Paroux
    • Gerbaudas Gerbaud
    Jean-Pierre Becker
    • Libarskias Libarski
    Stéphane Butet
    • Matéoas Matéo
    Philippe Girard
    • Gravieras Gravier
    Doudou Masta
    • Le chef des rebellesas Le chef des rebelles…
    Emy Lévy
    • La bénévole des Restos du coeuras La bénévole des Restos du coeur
    Éric Naggar
    • Georges, le chauffeur de Marconias Georges, le chauffeur de Marconi
    • Director
      • Jean-Pierre Jeunet
    • Writers
      • Jean-Pierre Jeunet(scenario)
      • Guillaume Laurant(scenario) (dialogue)
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    Storyline

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    Avid movie-watcher and video store clerk Bazil has had his life all but ruined by weapons of war. His father was killed by a landmine in Morocco and one fateful night a stray bullet from a nearby shootout embeds itself in his skull, leaving him on the verge of instantaneous death. Losing his job and his home, Bazil wanders the streets until he meets Slammer, a pardoned convict who introduces him to a band of eccentric junkyard dealers including Calculator, a math expert and statistician, Buster, a record-holder in human cannonball feats, Tiny Pete, an artistic craftsman of automatons, and Elastic Girl, a sassy contortionist. When chance reveals to Bazil the two weapons manufacturers responsible for building the instruments of his destruction, he constructs a complex scheme for revenge that his newfound family is all too happy to help set in motion. —The Massie Twins
    • bullet
    • revenge
    • contortionist
    • gag humor
    • typewriter
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    • Genres
      • Action
      • Comedy
      • Crime
    • Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
      • Rated R for some sexuality and brief violence
    • Parents guide

    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      The full title in French - "Micmacs à tire-larigot" - literally means "non-stop shenanigans".
    • Goofs
      When the three goons roll their ammunition down a table to decide who will execute De Fenouillet, the rounds roll in a straight line. Since the three of them use 357 magnum revolvers, the rounds have a rim which would make them roll in an arc of a circle.
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    Top review
    9/10
    Visually grand, mentally transfixing
    When you think of revenge movies you generally picture a guy with a gun taking a swift and direct action against everyone who has ever wronged him. Guns are a theme here but not because our lead character, Bazil, uses one to fight injustice but because two prominent French arms dealers are responsible for his predicament. Bazil's father was killed by a landmine and Bazil himself is unwittingly shot by a stray bullet during a drive by shooting. Though he survives, the bullet remains in his brain causing him regular discomfort and meaning that he might die at any moment. This adds an underlying tension to the fairly subtle story as Bazil, out of work with nowhere to live, finds comfort with a group of fascinating sideshow style vagabonds who eventually become his allies in his battle against the greed, murder and manipulation of powerful arms dealers.

    Aside from a truly riveting series of sly, witty and purposeful acts by this band of revengers, the film is also striking in its beauty with every scene presenting an intense array of colours fusing with incredibly intricate and detailed backdrops. These prevail particularly with the 'sideshow' who recycle scrap in to wonderful creations fresh from a fifties cartoon short. At one point Bazil sees a segment of an old cartoon where a character shoots another in the head. This depicts the correlation between the real world here and an animated fantasy-land with the epic and extremely clever revenge plan played out in much the same way that Sylvester chases Tweetie Pie or Wyle E.Coyote stalks Road Runner.

    The films only fault is that sometimes is all almost too imaginative, barely allowing the mind to recollect what has happened before twenty or so other things occur, each steeped in a tranquil haze teasing the viewer's eyes like a mirrored tunnel encompassing a silent disco. Wonderfully indulgent movie, a treat for the eyes, ears, nose and mind.
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    • Feb 21, 2010

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    • Release date
      • June 11, 2010 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • France
    • Official sites
      • Official site
      • Official site (Japan)
    • Language
      • French
    • Also known as
      • French for Beginners
    • Filming locations
      • Meudon, Hauts-de-Seine, France
    • Production companies
      • Epithète Films
      • Tapioca Films
      • Warner Bros.
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $42,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $1,262,079
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $42,751
      • May 30, 2010
    • Gross worldwide
      • $16,979,882
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 45 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
      • DTS
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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